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Ministry of Culture
National Gallery of Modern Art organizes a Painting & Pottery workshop on the occasion of “World Down Syndrome Day
On the occasion of World Down Syndrome Day, the National Gallery of Modern Art has organized a Painting & Pottery workshop today at its premises in New Delhi today.
Director NGMA, Smt. Temsunaro Jamir Tripathi interacted with the participants and their parents. She addressed the gathering and said that the Gallery is organizing events and exclusively curated shows for the differently abled children. Further, she said that NGMA is actively involving civil society for public awareness and establishing a voice for people with special needs, such as "Autism Week '' and sign-language tours. These events align with the revised definition of museums: “Open to the public, accessible and inclusive, museums foster diversity and sustainability”.
The workshop will give a platform to express themselves creatively and showcase their abilities and ideas. The pottery session is guided by Gurugram based Shaurya Mehrotra, potter and artist with down syndrome.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
326 Districts from all State/Uts Administration selected for implementation of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the scheme of ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana ’ with an objective to provide senior citizens, belonging to BPL category and suffering from age related disabilities/ infirmities, with such physical aids and assisted living devices which can restore near normalcy in their bodily functions. Under the Scheme, aids & assisted living devices viz. walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers/ crutches, tripods/ quadpods, hearing aids, wheelchairs, artificial dentures and spectacles are distributed free of cost to the eligible senior citizens beneficiaries. The Scheme is entirely funded from the Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund , established vide Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund Rules, 2016 notified on 18.03.2016. So far, an amount of Rs. 124.01 Crore has been allocated from SCWF for Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana.
The Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana was launched at Nellore  on 1st April, 2017. At present, a total of 326 districts from all State/UTs Administration have been selected for the implementation of RVY. The Scheme is being implemented through ‘Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation ’,  as the sole implementing Agency. Beneficiaries in each district are identified by a team of doctors/technicians/other professionals to assess their needs and to prescribe the requisite Assisted Living Devices in the Assessment Camps organized by ALIMCO in collaboration with the respective District Administration. The devices are then distributed to the identified beneficiaries in the camp mode. Further, regular communications are made from this Ministry to respective States/UTs Governments for extending cooperation to ALIMCO in organizing these Camps. So far, a total of 96 distribution camps have been organized nationwide providing 2,59,924 physical aids to 1,00,229 Senior Citizens beneficiaries in BPL Category.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh
The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports , Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games in the Union Territory of Ladakh at Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir today. The event, which is first of its kind in India, is being organised to promote winters ports in India and to popularise these games among the youth of the country.
Speaking at the launch ceremony of Khelo India Winter Games, Shri Kiren Rijiju said, “to channelize 20 percent share of youth energy of the world from India, the government is conducting University Games, Youth Games and Winter Games for the first time under the Khelo India programme. So far 15 thousand students have been identified and under training in various camps. From March 7, J & K Winter games will be conducted in Gulmarg, and I assure increase in funds for improving the standards and participation in the Winter Games.”
The second leg of the Khelo India Winter Games will be held at Kongdori, Gulmarg from 7th till 11th March and will have participants competing in Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snow Boarding and Snow Shoeing events.
A total of three winter sporting competitions are being held during the Ladakh leg of Khelo India Winter Games, these are – Open Ice Hockey Championship, Figure Skating, Speed Skating. These events will have over 1700 athletes from Leh and Kargil participating during the competition which would be held at Block, District and UT levels during these games.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 35.12 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India reports 43,071 new cases in last 24 hours
- India's Active Caseload declines to 4,85,350
- Active cases constitute 1.59% of total cases
- 2,96,58,078 Total Recoveries across the country so far
- 52,299 patients recovered during last 24 hours
- Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 52nd consecutive day
- Recovery Rate increases to 97.09%
- Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.44%
- Daily positivity rate at 2.34%, less than 5% for 27 consecutive days
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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
COVID-19 Update
India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses 35 Cr mark
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases reported for a week
India's Active Caseload declines to 4,85,350; Active cases constitute only 1.59% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 5% for 27 consecutive days
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 35 crore yesterday. A total of 35,12,21,306 vaccine doses have been administered through 46,04,925 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 63,87,849 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours. These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,02,27,957
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2nd Dose
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73,08,968
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,75,81,755
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2nd Dose
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96,55,149
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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9,98,28,219
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2nd Dose
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27,26,338
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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9,05,89,022
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2nd Dose
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1,86,76,107
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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6,89,10,208
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2nd Dose
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2,57,17,583
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Total
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35,12,21,306
The new phase of universalization of COVID19 vaccination commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID19 vaccination throughout the country.
India has reported 43,071 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since seven continuous days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India has also been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload. The country’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,85,350.
A net decline of 10,183 is witnessed in the last 24 hours and active cases are now only 1.59% of the country's total Positive Cases.
As more people are getting recovered from COVID-19 infection, India’s Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for 52 consecutive days now. 52,299 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
More than 9,000  recoveries were reported during the last 24 hours as compared to the daily new cases.
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Ministry of Finance
HARIT Aaykar initiative by Income Tax Department for increasing greenery and creating micro forests
The Income Tax Department participated enthusiastically in the Government of India’s month-long Special Campaign for Swachhata which ends on 31st October, 2022. This day  marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and is also observed as the National Unity Day.
On this special occasion, the Income Tax Department has launched the HARIT Aaykar  initiative. Under this initiative, the Department resolves to increase the green cover by planting trees and creating micro-forests in and around Income Tax Department's buildings and other public areas.
Under the HARIT Aaykar initiative, the first of such micro-forests has been inaugurated by the Chairman, CBDT, Shri Nitin Gupta in the presence of Member , CBDT, Smt. Sangeeta Singh near Attari border in Punjab today i.e., on 31st October, 2022. Chairman, CBDT exhorted the officers and officials of the Department to work towards achieving the objective of HARIT Aaykar in the coming year culminating on 31st October, 2023.
To support this initiative further, the Department would continue to welcome dignitaries at events and programmes organized by it, with potted plants or a single stalk of a flower.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to make an aerial survey of flood affected areas of Gujarat today afternoon
Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijay Rupani called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Parliament House this morning, and apprised him of the situation arising out of incessant rain and flood in parts of the State.
PM then decided to undertake an aerial survey of flood affected areas of North Gujarat this afternoon, after the swearing-in ceremony for the new President.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
SMP, Kolkata Chairman Inaugurates Radio over Internet Protocol System at the Port Itself
Kolkata, October 26, 2021
In view of a much needed solution for providing effective long range marine communication, the Radio over Internet Protocol  System at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata , was inaugurated on Monday  by Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman at the Port Wireless facility in presence of Shri Samrat Rahi, Deputy Chairman, Kolkata Dock System, Captain Amit Kapoor, Director, Marine Department and other senior officers of SMP, Kolkata.
Appreciating this significant achievement, Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, SMP, Kolkata stated that despite being the only riverine port in the country, SMP, Kolkata has been constantly maintaining its pivotal position in Indian Major Ports for the past 152 years.
ROIP system is introduced as a marine communication mode, for the first time in any major Indian port. It shall cover the entire Hugli river estuary from Kolkata to Sandheads, having base stations at four Locations, viz. KOLKATA, HUGLI POINT, HALDIA and SAGAR Pilot Station. With this facility, vessels at Sandheads can be directly communicated via Radio, from Kolkata, especially during stormy and inclement weather.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Pricing of Bulk Diesel have been de-regulated w.e.f. 18.01.2013
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the Oil Marketing Companies  supply High Speed Diesel  to bulk consumers like Railways, State Transport Undertakings , Defence, Corporates etc at the bulk rates. Pricing of Bulk Diesel have been de-regulated w.e.f. 18.01.2013. Effective this date, OMCs have been deciding on the Bulk Diesel prices based on the prices of Diesel in the international market, exchange rate and market conditions, etc. Further, various discount/incentive schemes are in operation depending on the market scenario, demand/supply situations, etc.
The prices of Retail and Bulk Diesel for the month of January and February, 2022 are as under:

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Price effective from
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Bulk HSD Price
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Retail HSD Price
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16th January, 2022
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48,942.38
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49,333.68
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1st February, 2022
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53,488.62
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49,341.91
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16th February, 2022
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56,889.37
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49,341.91
Above prices are All India ESPP  which is excluding freight, discounts, duties and taxes.
Ministry of Tourism
Learning through Storytelling: Ministry of Tourism’s Western Region Office enthrals School Children with ‘Katha Yatra’
Mumbai, 8 July 2022
Indiatourism Mumbai, the Regional office of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in Western Region today facilitated a storytelling session for 150 middle school children at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Colaba, Navy Nagar, Mumbai.
The objective of the ‘Katha Yatra is to take forward the Government of India’s Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat  initiative. Today’s Katha Yatra today  covered EBSB’s focus on Maharashtra and Odisha  to educate students about glory of the paired states by highlighting the connections and narratives between these two states.
A team from Dhi Project, Mumbai conducted the story telling session using audio visuals and props to engage with the students. The students who were hooked on to the interesting stories during the session, took away valuable learnings about history, culture, cuisine, art, dance forms, monuments, tourist attractions of Maharashtra and Odisha. The session encouraged the young minds to discover, introspect, connect to the culture of the two stated. At the end of the session on the spot quiz competition was conducted and the winners were presented with Incredible India merchandise as prizes.
The Katha Yatra aims to bring to fore many such similar and distinct stories between India’s states for creating awareness and belongingness among the country’s youth. Katha Yatra is a unique concept to uncover geography-based narratives of India. Created and curated by The Dhī Project for Indiatourism Mumbai, Katha Yatra aims to explore India’s known and unknown story trails tracing local legends & myths, freedom trails, regional art and culture, traditions, practices, architecture, sports, music, cuisine etc.PIB Mumbai | CP/DR
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Authority of India releases Rs 7.22 crore as Out of Pocket Allowance to 2509 Khelo India Athletes
The Sports Authority of India has released a total of Rs 7.22 Crore  as an Out of Pocket Allowance  for a total of 2509 Khelo India Athletes  across 21 disciplines, including para, for the months of January to March 2022.
A financial assistance of Rs 6.28 lakhs is allocated for each residential athlete training at the accredited academies as per the annual Khelo India scholarship scheme. That includes an out of pocket allowance of Rs 1.20 lakh.
The OPA  is transferred directly to the athlete's bank account, whereas the rest of the amount is spent on the athlete's training, fooding, lodging and education at the Khelo India Academy where the athlete trains. It also includes expenses towards travel to hometown, diet charges while at home and other miscellaneous expenses incurred by the athletes. The funding has been done as per the Khelo India Talent Development  Scheme.
UPSC
Final Result of NDA and NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION , 2020
The following is the list, in order of merit of 478 candidates, who have qualified on the basis of the results of the Written Examination held by the Union Public Service Commission on 6th September, 2020 and the subsequent Interviews held by the Services Selection Board, of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of National Defence Academy for the 146th Course and Naval Academy for the 108th Indian Naval Academy Course . For detailed information regarding the date of commencement of the above courses, please visit the websites of Ministry of Defence i.e., www.joinindianarmy.nic.inwww.joinindiannavy.gov.inand www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in.
2. The results of Medical Examination have not been taken into account in preparing these lists.
3 The candidature of all the candidates is provisional, subject to their submitting the requisite certificates in support of date of birth and educational qualifications etc. claimed by them directly to the Additional Directorate General of Recruiting, Adjutant General’s Branch, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence , West Block No.III, Wing–I, R.K Puram, New Delhi -110066 wherever this has not already been done and NOT to UPSC.
4. In case, there is any change of address, the candidates are advised to promptly intimate directly to the Army Headquarter at the address given above.
5. The result is also available on the UPSC website at https://www.upsc.gov.in. However, marks of the candidates will be available on the website after 15 days from the date of declaration of final results.
6. For any further information, the candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of the Commission, either in person or on telephone Nos. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 between 10:00 hours to 17:00 hours on any working day.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Implementation of Soil Health Card Scheme
Soil Health Card Scheme have been implemented in 32 States and UTs. The ranking of the States/UTs as per percentage of farmers covered is as follows:
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% Target Achieved
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100%
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Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
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90-95%
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Kerala
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85-90%
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Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
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80-85%
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Bihar, West Bengal and Goa
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70-80%
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50-70%
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Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar
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Odisha
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Sikkim
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Nagaland
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10
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Arunachal Pradesh
National Productivity Council  carried out a study on ‘Soil Testing Infrastructure for Faster Delivery of Soil Health Card in India’ . The study was conducted in 76 districts in 19 States covering 170 soil testing labs and 1700 farmers. It was found that: -
- Application of fertilizer and micronutrients based on Soil Health Card  recommendations resulted in 8-10 % of savings.
- Overall increase in the yield of crops to the tune of 5-6% reported by adopting the SHC recommendations.
MANAGE, Hyderabad carried out Impact study on Soil Health Card scheme  covering 3184 farmers in 199 villages of 16 states. It was found that overall, paddy farmers reduced use of urea by 9%, DAP/SSP by 7%, but increased use of Potassium by 20%. This is a healthy sign of moving towards balanced use of fertilizers. It showed a decline in costs per acre by about 4 to 10 percent.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Risk of Non-Realisation of Export Proceeds
The Central Government has an undertaking known as “ECGC Limited” under the control of Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, to support the Indian exporters and bankers by providing cost-effective insurance and trade related services against the risk of non-realisation of export proceeds.
Additionally, the Government has set up the National Export Insurance Account  operated by ECGC to provide adequate credit insurance cover to protect long and medium term exporters against both, political and commercial risks of the overseas country and the buyer/bank concerned. The NEIA trust also provides covers to banks for Buyer’s Credit transactions, which facilitates foreign buyer to pay for project exports from India.
ECGC provides the following services:
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- Credit insurance schemes  to exporters to protect them against losses due to non-payment of export dues by overseas buyers due to political and/ or commercial risks on short-term basis.
- Export Credit Insurance covers for Banks  to cover the banks’ lending risks involved in extending ‘pre-shipment’ and ‘post-shipment’ finance to exporters on short-term basis.
- ECGC also provides Policy and ECIB covers to promote medium and long term exports , otherwise called Project exports, that are made on credit period exceeding 360 days.
The Government has recently approved ₹2000 crore towards the capital infusion of ECGC during Financial Year FY 2017-18 to FY 2019-20 to enhance its capital base to augment its underwriting capacity. Additionally, this will support in boosting India's exports to emerging markets like Africa, CIS and Latin American countries.
This information was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, PiyushGoyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
Port Blair International Air Port to BoostInternational TourismShri. Dr.L.Murugan, Minister of State Informationand Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Shri Dr. L Murugan Minister of State Information and Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying stated that new International Air port which is going to be operational in Port Blair will boost international tourism. He said that Shri Narendra Modi led Union Government is moving ahead with the motto of Seva, Sushasan and Garib Kalyan while addressing a press conference today in Port Blair. Union Government had focused on social welfare, infrastructure growth and economic development. The Govt. has been successful in providing corruption free governance and expanding digital economy. Now, money is being directly sent to crores of beneficiaries of welfare schemes with complete transparency. This year budget has been presented with a vision of next 25 years to fulfil the dream of making India a world leader till 2047.
In Andaman Nicobar focused has been given on digital India and infrastructure development. Under Sea Cable project from Chennai to Port Blair is no less than a boon. Now, Andaman Nicobar is digitally connected with the world. The digital transactions have gone up many times. This is a digital revolution in the world of information.
Dr. Murugan further highlighted the benefits of PM Matsaya Sampada Yojana. He added it leads India fish export to the record level. With additional investment of Rs. 6,000 Cr.
Fisheries infrastructure is being developed in the islands to develop fish landing centres and cold storage. Fishing sector is to be modernized to exploit it's full potential.
He stated air connectivity is being strengthened in the islands. With construction of new terminal of Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, government is planning to start the night operations from this Airport. More than 90% work of new terminal has been completed and it is likely to be functional soon. It will enhance air connectivity of Andaman Nicobar with rest of India and South East countries. With this airport the tourism will flourish like never before.
Later, MoS Dr. Murugan inspected the ongoing work of new terminal building of Veer Savarkar International Airport. The airport is being developed with a cost of more than 700 Cr. having 28 checks in counters, 3 boarding bridges. It will be able to handle 40 lakhs passengers per year. In the evening Dr.Muruguan had interacted with beneficiaries of various government schemes and with local people representatives and administrative officials.